Acts 21:17

Acts 21:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When we arrived, the brothers and sisters in Jerusalem welcomed us warmly.

Context of Acts 21:17

15After this, we started on our way up to Jerusalem. 16Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us and brought us to the home of Mnason, where we were to stay. He was a man from Cyprus and one of the early disciples. When we arrived at Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters received us warmly. 18The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present. 19Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

Acts 21:17 word by word

Γενομένων δὲ ἡμῶν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἀσμένως ἀπεδέξαντο ἡμᾶς οἱ ἀδελφοί.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• were comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• the brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• receivedδέχομαιdechomai · to receiveG1209
• gladlyἀσμένωςasmenōs · gladlyG780

Cross-references for Acts 21:17

• Acts 15:4When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and elders, to whom they reported everything God had done through them.
• Romans 15:7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
• Hebrews 13:1Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.
• 3 John 1:7It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.

Commentaries on Acts 21:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The brethren - Christians. Received us gladly - They had been long absent. They had been into distant regions, and had encountered many dangers. It was a matter of joy that they had now returned in safety.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-18Verses 8-18 Paul had express warning of his troubles, that when they came, they might be no surprise or terror to him. The general notice given us, that through much tribulation we must enter into the kingdom of God, should be of the same use to us. Their weeping began to weaken and slacken his resolution Has not our Master told us to take up our cross? It was a trouble to him, that they should so earnestly press him to do that in which he could not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-18This “we” passage (see study notes on 16:10; 20:5–15) covers Paul’s journey from Miletus to Jerusalem at the close of the third missionary journey.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. the brethren received us gladly--the disciples generally, as distinguished from the official reception recorded in Ac 21:18.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings